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== Career ==
Born in Los Angeles, [[California]], Buckley was the only son of Mary Guibert and [[Tim Buckley]], a songwriter who released a series of highly acclaimed folk and jazz albums in the late [[1960s]] and early [[1970s]] before his own untimely death in [[1975]] ([[1975 in music]]). Buckley was raised by his mother and step-father Ron Moorhead (only for a few years actually) in [[Southern California]], in and around Orange County, and has a half-brother, Corey Moorhead. During his childhood he was known as '''Scott "Scotty" Moorhead''', but around age 10 chose to go by his birth name to honor his father; to family he remains known as Scotty. When Jeff was growing up, he was rumored to have [[perfect pitch]], because he could listen to a song once and play it perfectly after. After only playing guitar for a few years, he could play songs by [[Jeff Beck]], [[Rush]], [[Yes]], [[Al DiMeola]], and [[Van Halen]]. When he was a teenager in high school, he played in some [[heavy metal]] and [[progressive rock]] bands. Also, when he was a teenager, he wanted to learn the drums, but he couldn't afford a set, so he set up a bunch of coffee cans in his garage and learned the drums. Some of his favorite bands growing up were Genesis, Yes, Rush.
At eighteen, Buckley moved to Los Angeles, where he graduated from the [[Musician's Institute]]'s two-year course. Buckley often called his time at the Institute a "waste," yet he made life-long friends there. His diverse musical background was reflected in the bands in which he participated before going solo. In L.A., he was in the [[reggae]] band Shinehead, as well as a number of other bands in which he usually only played guitar. He had yet to reveal his magnificent voice even to bandmates.
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